Tuesday, Novembe r 24, 1953
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THE NEBRASKAN
EDITORIAL PAGE
A Afeiv Freedom
An incident which appeared as a black
smudge on the page of freedom of expression
now promises to open a bright new chapter
for the faculty of the University.
If words indicate policy, University pro
fessors now have the unqualified promise of
the Board of Regents that "free associations,
free exploration and free expression" are
'limited only by responsibility for our gen
eral welfare."
For the first time since conservative crit
ics launched their repeated attacks on so
called liberal professors, members of the
Board have defined their policy on the rights
if instructors.
The Lincoln Journal hailed the statement
passed by the Board at Its Saturday meeting
M "as fine a document, and as straightfor
ward and resounding- declaration of the
principles of free thought and expression, as
has come from any university campus."
The statement, submitted to the Board by
Dean W. V. Lambert of the College of Agri
culture, declared:
"The men and women selected by this
University, as a part of the structure of
higher education, are chosen for their pro
ficiency, their expertness, in various fields.
By virtue of their training and scholarly en
dowments they must be assured of and are
expected to understand both the rights and
responsibilities of their positions, including
these: '
18-Year-Old Vote
Young Democrats officially favored voting
for 18-year-olds at their biennial convention
in St Paul, Minn., two weeks ago.
Perhaps more significant, however, is the
fact that they lowered the age requirement
for membership in the Young Democrats.
The main argument against the younger
voting are has been the question: Are 18-year
olds qualified to vote? The Nebraskan has
gone on the record with a negative answer.
But the Young Democrats took this argument
into consideration and ended up with an idea
that may aid their campaign for the 18-year-old
vote.
By lowering the membership age require
ment, the Young Democrats have invited high
school students to become members. Al
though the influence Young Democrats will
have in getting legislation passed for the
lower voting age is doubtful, lowering the
membership requirement may help.
The purpose of the action was to provide
sn opportunity for high schoolers to become
interested in politics and to prepare them for
voting.
The practical effect of the action is uncer
tain. Political participation in high school
will be somewhat one-sided, unless the Young
Republicans decided to follow suit.
Even then, it is likely that parents will in
fluence students in the choice of a party
more so than if students were faced with the
choice after they were away from home.
It may even be that politics will be unable
to take a strong hold in high schools.
On the other hand, if even a few keen
minded students take an interest in politics
and can show up the oldsters in obtaining a
growing knowledge of political affairs, then
the action of the Young Democrats is good.
And if students show an eagerness to know
about candidates and how to distinguish good
ones from bad ones, then the day of 18-year-old
voting in Nebraska may not be so far
way as present Nebraska voters think. K.N.
'Fundamental Evil'
Bud Wilkinson, highly successful at win
ning football games for Oklahoma, criticized
"the insistence upon having a winning team."
Further he said, this "is an example of the
fundamental evil of collegiate athletics."
His remarks were made in defense of
Coach J. V. Sikes of Kansas, who was then
tinder fire for a season which included six
losses. Saturday, after KU seventh loss,
Sikes submitted his resignation.
At Iowa State, where the losing trend was
also apparent (seven), petitions are being cir
culated for the removal of Coach Abe Stuber.
This arose after a series of letters to the
editor of the campus newspaper, the Iowa
State Daily.
If we are to recognize that the profession
of coaching carries with it the hazard of
being subject to adverse public opinion, then
Sikes' and Stuber's plight are a natural con
sequence of the emotion generated by the
game.
Bat, on the other hand, If one adheres to
tine principle that "To win the game is great
To play the game Is greater To love the
game Is greatest," it must be admitted that a
game well fought transcends winning or los
ing. Further, the latter principle implies that
the university is not a football factory, but
rather an educational institution.
Whichever attiude manifests itself, how
'ever, is strictly a measure of the fans, stu
dents and alumni. They, for better or worse,
make the actual decision. E.D.
"1. The full right to speak as a citizen.
"2. The responsibilities of citizenship.
"3. The right, as a professional person, to
freedom in research and to publication of the
results thereof, limited only by the precepts
of scholarship and faithful performance of
other academic responsibilities.
"4. The right, as a professional person, to
free and thorough expression in the class
room." If the Board of Regents means what the
words say, a new chapter of intellectual free
dom has opened at the University. No longer
must professors fear unreasonable attacks
upon their beliefs and upon their classroom
conduct by groups which fail to. comprehend
the necessity for intellectual freedom.
Men such as Dr. C. Clyde Mitchell, the ob
ject of the current controversy, and Dr. E.
N. Anderson, who was attacked in a similar
manner last year, are now assured of support
from the Board of Regents against unpro
voked attacks.
Members of the Board reserve a great deal
of commendation for their endorsement of the '
Lambert statement. The Board undoubtedly
found it difficult to uphold Mitchell when one
of the Regents himself led the attack against
the professor. The Board would have found
it easy to have dropped the case quietly in a
closed session.
Such action perhaps would have ended
the Mitchell case at least for the present
but certainly it would have provided no de
fense against future attacks on freedom of
the classroom.
The Nebraskan hope that Nebraskans who
have criticized Mitchell and Anderson will
study the statement with an eye toward un
derstanding the principles of freedom of ex
pression. When the citizens grasp the essence
of this freedom, unprovoked attacks will
cease.
The Nebraskan hopes that members of the
Board of Regents will forever keep the state
ment foremost in their minds both in and
out of Board meetings. Their duty is to keep
the statement alive.
The Nebraskan wishes to remind members
of the faculty, who will not forget the
Board's stand, that with the right of class
room freedom comes deep responsibility.
They must maintain intellectual honesty, an
open and inquiring mind and an earnest de
sire to stimulate student thought. When
these conditions are met, no professor should
ever be criticized for his opinions.
Because the truth never seems to erase all
the scars of false charges, the Mitchell inci
dent should never have occurred. No excuse
existed for the charges made against the pro
fessor of agricultural economics.
But because the incident appears to have
precipitated the statement of an admirable
policy toward freedom of the classroom, per
haps the University should consider itself
fortunate that the issue has been brought into
the open.
If the absurdity of irresponsible attacks
upon freedom of expression can be exposed
throughout the nation as it has on the Uni
versity campus, the Hand of History might
well record the dawning of a new era.
The chapter would be entitled "The Fifth
Freedom: Freedom from Unprovoked Inves
tigation." K.R. ,
Margin Notes
The Right To Be Left Alone
Congressional committees may be virtually
omnipotent in the United States, but not so
when interrogating a foreign national.
Canada has indicated no desire to force
spy-exposer, Igor Gouzenko into testifying
before the Jenner Committee either in
Canada or the United States.
Gouzenko risked his very life to make the
sensational and valuable disclosures in the
Canadian atom spy case, and is now living
under the protection of a police guard.
It is about time someone recognized the
right of privacy.
Protecting The Student . '
Perhaps a student's lobby helped influence
the President in his latest move in tariff
policy,
Eisenhower formally rejected the Tariff
Commission's recommendation for higher
duties on low-priced briar pipes.
The picture of the typical college man with
a pipe in his mouth will continue, thanks to
the student's pal, President Ike.
They've GotUs Either Way
In promising jobs to the 22 unrepatriated
U.S. prisoners of war, Myron Wilson Jr.,
president of the Cleveland Indians ball club,
has given the Commie propaganda machine
terrific ammunition.
If the men did decide to come back, the
Reds could say that the U.S. had to buy them
back.
If, however, the men decided to stick by
their original stand and refuse to come back,
the Commies could say that the men prize
Communism above a lucrative offer of employment.
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The Daily Bruiri:
Robin Hood Denounced
As Red; Purge Underway
(The following article is re
printed from The Daily Bruin,
student publication of the Uni
versity of California at Los An
geles.) Approximately six months ago,
a national affliction, Paul Harvey
by name, scooped the world with
the little known idea that Robin
Hood was a Communist.
Harvey, an ABC commentator,
must have been a little advanced
with his theory. The people were
willing to believe that the Com
munists were a pretty dastardly
lot and capable of anything, but
they didn't latch onto the Har
vey point.
The Boy Scouts were not
above suspicion but Robin
Hood? that was going too far.
QhisddsLL.
By CHICK TAYLOR
Two mosquitoes were resting
on Robinson Crusoe's arm.
"I'm leaving now," said one,
Til meet you on Friday."
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He waso tight that, when he
went to the beach, he wouldn't
buy her a parasol, but told her
shady stories instead.
While examining an inductee,
an Army medic noticed a scar
on the boy's scalp and asked
ahnnt. it.
"i got it r
Hum uciug
drugged," said
the inductee.
The doctor,
failing to see
the connection
asked him to
elaborate.
"WpII said "C
the inductee, "I was working on
a ranch. My horse bolted, my
foot got caught in the stirrup
and I was drugged."
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A social worker went to visit
the insane asylum and spotted
a chap in the nude sitting in a
cell with his hat on.
"My good man, that's no way
to be sitting around. Why don't
you put some clothes on."
"Oh nobody ever comes to
see me."
"Why do you wear the hat
then?"
"You never can tell . . . some
one might."
.
She was only the undertaker's
daughter, but you should see
her lower the bier.
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Two girls talking about boy
in history class:
He's so dumb that he doesn't
believe in the battle of Bunker
hill cuz he heard it wasn't fought
on the level.
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Letterip
Position Of Independents
What I'm leading to is the
statement made last week by a
woman on the Illinois textbook
commission to the effect that
Robin Hood was a Communist.
He was such, because he took
from the rich and gave to the
poor. Consequently the woman
reasoned the book should be re
moved from the school library
shelves.
It would thus seem that the
Harvey thesis had finally ob
tained a following.
Zounds!! This theory offers no
end of interest and speculation.
It follows from the Harvey thesis
that the sheriff of Nottingham
should not be a villain, but a
bobby who comes to the aid of
wealthy capitalists. Robin Hood,
of course, is a Red who dresses
in green only to camouflage the
conspiracy. "Little John, his asso
ciate ipso facto, becomes a fel
low traveler.
It would seem bad enough to
foist this subversive stuff on the
poor unsuspecting kids of the
land, but lo there is even more
infamy.
For Friar Tuck made it a prac
tice to serve the gospel on Sun
day (or whenever handy) and
Robin the rest of the time. Cer
tainly the clergy was infected.
In all seriousness this thesis
points up more than the absurd
idea of an overly dramatic com
mentator or suspicious school
teacher.
It depicts very graphically
what occurs when we agree on
a principle of censorship. There
is no clear cut line between what
is and what is not subversive lit
erature. This is so even if it were
desirable to remove certain books
from the shelves. Moreover, if a'
line of distinction did exist, it is
Questionable who should discern
it.
There would also be a bit of
irony accompanying this kind of
purging. The zealots who are
cleansing our school libraries are
moving at such a rate that they
face snare limitations in dispos
ing of the books. It would be
rather humorous if it were nec
essary to construct "libraries" to
house purged books. I am rea
sonably well informed, however,
that this difficulty will not arise
due to the modern day use of a
famous invention the match.
In the last analysis, it is prob
ably true that Robin Hood will
remain hero of Sherwood forest
as well as remain on the school
shelves, but, it makes one won
der how far this kind of censor
ship has already gone. When all
the Marxist, Leninist, Stalinist,
doctrines of revolution can be re
duced to a bow and an arrow,
what happens when the ques
tion of subversiveness is not as
"clear cut?"
Dear Editor:
The editorial written last week
in response to a letterip from a
"wondering" independent stimu
lated a discussion among the
Barb Activities Board for
Women members.
First, it was truly unfortunate
that a misprint appeared in the
quoted portion of the letterip,
stating, "We just want to exist
on this campus without fair
share of competition in campus
activities." Instead of the actual
statement "We just want to exist
( on this campus with our fair
share of participation in campus
activities."
Secc-nd, it was Interesting to
note the distinction drawn by
the editor between non-Greeks
living in organized houses and
"independents" who owe alleg
iance to no group. This Is in all
fairness a thoughtful distinction,
but mere recognition of this dif
ference does not solve the parti
cipation problem for the non
Greek student . . .
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The difference between the
numbers of Greeks who partici
pate in campus activities as com
pared with the smaller numbers
of non-Greeks can be explained
in part by the methods of organ
ization used by these two groups.
For the organized non-Greek,
there is no direct system of re
ward and punishment for, the
individual.
The Greeks gain a good deal
of co-operation from individuals
through their methods of recog
nizing individuals built upon
traditional standards established
by the group. Fining for non
voting and non-participation in
house activities builds enthusi
asm rapidly. The Greek has
ready-made ideals and traditions
to be achieved while the non
Greek must gain his motivations
elsewhere.
e
BABW has been organized to
Dromote this motivation for the
unaffiliated women. We operate
under the assumption that the
unaffiliated women includes: ac
tive participation and service in
campus activities, social func
tions, as well as scholastic ac
tivity. This requires: informa
tion about campus activities, en
couragement to participate and
recognition for trial andor sue j
cess in participation for the non
Greek To make these things possible,
BABW must provide opportuni
ties for acquaintance among un
affiliated women, co-ordination
of purpose, attainable goals and
then support will follow. We are
trying to fulfill these needs for
the unaffiliated women whom
we can logically contact,
We have heard that a similar
coordinating, encouraging and
rewarding board is being formed
among the unaffiliated men. If
this group receives the response
to it that BABW has received,
the ground work to successful
non-Greek enthusiasm and co
ordination has been layed. This,
as we of BABW see it, is our
purpose for existence.
We are asking the Nebraskan
fcr support in one phase and that
is help with transmitting infor
mation. Many times our only
means for publicizing is through
written articles. PLEASE don't
pass them off because they don't
seem important to the whole
student body.
Also, BABW asks of all cam
pus organizations, which are, as
the editor points out, predomi
nately Greek, to extend a
friendly hand of encouragement
to the unacquainted non-Greek
participant. With acquaintance
built upon common grounds, co
operation between Greeks and
non-Greeks is sure to arise.
THE BARB ACTIVITIES
BOARD FOR WOMEN"
Stolen Goods
Stanford Gets Time Bomb
In Log For Football Gift
By JANCY CARMEN
Exchange Editor
Because the A&M bonfire com
. mittee decided that it wasn't
manly for cadets to wear lip
stick, freshmen will not longer
be required to, wear, lipstick or
skip to classes during the week
preceding the A&M-University of
Texas football game. The Bat
talion reported that the energy
put to use in skipping better be
used in building a better and
bigger bonfire. In years gone by,
first year cadets have had to
wear lipstick and skip to classes
from the Monday after the Rice
A&M football game until before
the Thanksgiving Day game
when the bonfire is lighted.
e
The H-SU Brand recently sug
gested that members of the dif
ferent classes would give differ
ent responses to a question which
none of them could answer:
Freshman: I don't know.
Sophomore: I can't seem to re
member. Junior: I must have overlooked
that particular fact.
Senior: I really do not feel
qualified to add anything to what
has already been said on the mat
ter. A hollowed log containing a
time bomb was found recently on
the Stanford bonfire site. This
was one of a series of pranks
which have plagued the Stanford
campus for the past few weeks.
Stanford authorities suspect that
the log was brought to the cam
pus by a group of students from
the University of California at
Berkeley with the help of a Stan
fordite. The act was in direct
violation of the non-aggression
pact signed between the two uni
versities to prevent this type of
vandalism during Big Game
Week.
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The Colorado Daily reports
that the sheer rock wall of
Macky auditorium has " been
scaled and the summit of the
tower reached for the first time.
Almost every building on campus
has been climbed at one time or
another during the last few
years. The climbing of college
buildings is not unique to the
Colorado campus. Exploits in
climbing campus buildings are
not unknown to Oxford Univer
sity in England nor to Harvard
unniversity.
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